Greetings Bayou City Road Runners

The Word from the Bird

If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?

The club cannot survive without volunteers! How about YOU?! It's great fun, and it's a great way to make new friends!

Current highest need for volunteers:

Poppy's Run For Life 5K (March 26)
BCRR President (2023-2024 season)
BCRR Treasurer (2023-2024 season)

For details regarding these volunteer opportunities see below, or visit the BCRR Volunteers Page.

Join the Picnic THIS Sunday!

BCRR Spring Family Picnic
Sunday, March 12, (Noon – approx. 4 PM) at the home of new parents Andrew and Christina, 4010 Mandell St.

Our BCRR Board will be manning the grill with burgers and hotdogs. Feel free to bring a side, dessert, or beverage of your choice! We will have Wiffle Ball and Frisbee. Please bring your favorite yard games!

Bayou City Classic's Big Day

THANK YOU to all the volunteers that gave their time and energy to support this year's Bayou City Classic over the weekend. Folks like longtime BCRR members Joe Sellers and Susan Cita, supported by their squad of volunteers, make this race a well run machine! Their work ensured some excellent performances. Like Avi Moss who won the 10K's Grand Masters. And Avi was not alone in showing speed. Several of the club's more senior members showed up big at the Bayou City Classic 10K. Ben Harvie destroyed his AG - besting his next nearest competitor by more than six minutes. Also coming in strong, the refuse-to-get-old-and-stop-running trio of Fred Steves, Larry Lindeen, and Phillip Smith took first, second, and third, respectfully in their AG. Over on the ladies side of the tally, Amy Tan captured second in her AG, Theresa Pearsall earned third AG, and Allyson Serrao's work earned third in Masters. The Bayou City Classic also includes a 5K race, and in that contest Nancy Greig won her AG while Tim McGuirk took third in his AG.

BCRR at Woodlands Marathon

Wishing to celebrate her Boston Qualifying time (over the weekend at The Woodlands Marathon), Leyla Østerhus invites you to join her this Wednesday at Valhalla where she will sponsor a tab after the club's run. Yay Leyla!

Congratulations to all the BCRR members that finished The Woodlands Marathon Saturday. Special kudos to Leyla Østerhus (pictured above) who won her age group, with a time that was a Boston and New York Qualifier. Her husband, Eivind Østerhus, caulked up a personal best in the Woodlands Half Marathon. Meanwhile, Suzy Seeley took second place honors in her AG for her marathon run. Shout out to BCRR members that volunteered to pace at The Woodlands Marathon: Stephen Kallus, Joe Lengfellner, and Lee Morris.

HARRA Spring Series Reminder

The Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA) organizes two major racing series, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. Both series offer contests for individuals as well as interclub competitions - and each race series features significant prizes for the winners! We are currently in the middle of the HARRA SPRING SERIES 2023:

~~Jan 15 - Aramco Houston Half Marathon - GRB Convention Center~~
~~Feb 18 - HBA Fun Run 8K - Sam Houston Park~~
~~March 4 - Bayou City Classic 10K - Houston City Hall~~
April 1 - Bellaire Trolley Run 5k - Bellaire
May 13 - LP Run (33 1/3 min) - Rice University track
May - Bayou Bash Relay T.C. Jester Park

For more details checkout the HARRA race series link .

Speaking of HARRA Spring Series, up next is the The Bellaire Trolley Run! The Bellaire Trolley Run is the HARRA Spring Series 5K championship race. This 5K always draws out some speedsters, but everyone is welcome regardless of their speed. The race begins in front of Bellaire City Hall and the post-race party is at Bellaire Town Square. Learn more at Bellaire-Trolley-Run. Remember, runners registered as BCRR members help earn the club points towards the intra-club series competition.

Running Warehouse Discount

BCRR is proud to welcome our newest supporter; and we invite all our members to take advantage of the special 10% discount BCRR members enjoy on most items at RunningWarehouse.com.

Discount Code: See members' email

New Members

Know a running enthusiast or fan that would make a great addition to the club? Invite them to join us! We're always happy to welcome new members to BCRR!

Happy Birthday!

This week's birthdays:

March 10: Joshua Pullara
March 12: Scott Moore

Social Calendar

This week's “Happy Hour” is going to be at Memorial Trail Ice House (6202 Washington Ave)! Join us Friday night starting about 7 PM. Watch the club's Facebook page for details and updates.

Post on Facebook if you will be early!

Sundays Need Hydration Support

Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Especially in the summer! Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a little more help as people go on vacation. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com for more information on how to volunteer!

Friendly COVID Reminder

As the number of cases fluctuates, the BCRR Board kindly requests that you receive the COVID vaccination to minimize the risk to yourself and others. Wearing a mask is still encouraged. Please maintain social distancing prior to and following club runs. Additionally, if you are feeling ill, have a fever, or have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not attend club runs for 2 weeks.

Want to share your race results with the club??

Email Scott Bounds - SpyderBounds@hotmail.com - with your race results and we will start publishing race results in the weekly email!

Weekly Club Runs

Mellow Monday

7pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow

Wednesday Run

6:30pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla

Friday Speedwork

5:30am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info

Sunday Long Run

6:30am at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Starbucks (1300 Post Oak Park Drive)

**Please note that in cases of inclement weather, i.e. thunder & lightning, group runs will be cancelled for safety reasons. Check the BCRR Facebook Page for the latest updates on run cancellations**

If you are feeling ill, have a fever, or have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not attend club runs for 2 weeks.